There's a heated turf war going on inside the New York Times over the iPad, pitting print die-hards against people focused on the Times' digital future. The outcome will determine pricing for some marquee content on Apple's tablet.
National news outlets' battle to provide local news and win local advertisers is suddenly heating up fast between the Wall St. Journal and New York Times.
The New York Times will begin charging for access to articles on its website in January, Bill Keller, executive editor of the newspaper, said at a dinner for the Foreign Press Association. " />
New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. plans to start charging readers for access to more than an as-yet-undetermined number of articles per month
The New York Times added 281,000 digital subscribers in its most recent quarter - enough to keep its overall circulation revenues flat, but not enough to offset a drop in advertising.
As the newspaper wraps up its assessment of the benefits and risks of restricting access to news on the Web, it is nearing a decision to charge its core online readers. " />
Some of the magazine industry's biggest names are on the verge of forming a new company that would allow them to take the digital future into their own hands.